Orree
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Posted - 2008.03.20 17:02:00 -
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Edited by: Orree on 20/03/2008 17:06:18
 Originally by: Avon
Edited by: Avon on 20/03/2008 14:28:23
I find it quite sad you think that just because someone is in a 0.0 alliance that they are somehow unable to think rationally about how proposed game balance changes may effect those who choose to live in High Security space.
What we need on the CSM, and what I am looking for in a candidate, is someone who I feel will act in the best interests of the game as a whole, rather than pushing either a gung-ho PvP agenda, or a carebear one.
I would also suggest that people in 0.0 alliances probably have a full understanding and experience of High Security space too, that the two are not mutually exclusive.
This pretty much encapsulates my thoughts on the subject. Nice one, Avon. 
0.0 dwellers run the full gamut of play in EVE, I think. Lots of hi-sec mission-runners, builders, researchers. They engage in low and null sec combat. They engage in "empire wars." They run POS networks in low and null sec. They engage in territorial warfare and sovereignty activities.
Just because a prospective council member lives in 0.0, it really is a stretch to think he or she will not be looking to protect the interests of all styles of play.
The argument/fear could be turned right around and be perhaps be more valid. I'd probably be concerned that a preponderance of hi-sec dwellers on the council might not fully be aware of the nuances of the various issues affecting the wider game.
I guess time will tell, but I don't think it is necessarily so that representation will be stacked in favor of the larger 0.0 alliances and that, even if it were, there would be a 0.0 bias that hurts the game.
In the end, it falls upon all the potential voters to consider and use their vote well. People who vote blindly or along "party lines" deserve the poor leadership they inevitably get.
Look for people who have exhibited an even-handed, level-headed nature in the past. People who will act in the best interests of the game as a whole, and not be skewed towards one agenda or another.
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